Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsSenate Democrats Question Role of DeVos Advisory GroupThe letter asks Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to clarify how the task force — reportedly to be headed by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. — will advise the department on issues of higher education.February 26, 2017Faculty & StaffRaheem Beyah Wants to Open More Doors to CybersecurityFor Dr. Raheem A. Beyah, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, the journey toward a career in teaching cybersecurity began with a simple desire to make sure his mother wouldn’t have to struggle.February 23, 2017HomeDeVos: Obama Administration ‘Failed Miserably’ at Improving EducationU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos cited the Obama administration for spending money on a failed effort to turn around the nation’s schools.February 23, 2017StudentsCourt Rules Against Accrediting Agency of ITT Tech, Corinthian CollegesThe Accrediting Council on Independent Colleges and Schools — the accrediting agency that had oversight for two recently collapsed for-profit schools — lost its bid to stop the U.S. Department of Education from terminating its federal recognition.February 21, 2017StudentsProfessor: Implementation of Leaked Immigration Proposal Would be ‘Cataclysmic’A leaked memo that included plans to use the National Guard to round up unauthorized immigrants, some scholars say, harks back to — and portends — one of the darkest chapters in American history.February 19, 2017African-AmericanEconomist: Education Alone Won’t Close Racial Wage GapThough Black college graduates generally fare better than Black high school graduates, higher education has not proven sufficient to remedy America’s racial wage gap, a leading labor economist said recently during a Black History Month lecture.February 16, 2017StudentsExperts: Private Lenders Could Complicate Student Loan ProgramIf private lenders are allowed back into the federal student loan program — a program from which they were removed during the Obama administration — it would preclude “universal access to student loans at universal terms,” a new paper released Wednesday states.February 15, 2017StudentsSupreme Court Nominee’s Students Find Him Demanding and FairWhen Erik Gerding, associate dean for academic affairs and professor at the University of Colorado Law School, found out that one of his colleagues at the school had been nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States, the first thing he did was call him to discuss security and advise him that journalists were […]February 14, 2017StudentsCollege Students Finding Their RootsColleges and universities are using AfricanAncestry.com to connect students with their background and heritage.February 13, 2017StudentsDeVos Touts Merits of Diversity, Inclusion in DebutNewly minted U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made her debut at the agency she now oversees with a call for unity, a bit of self-deprecating humor, and a thoughtful emphasis on diversity and inclusion.February 8, 2017Previous PagePage 15 of 80Next Page
